The Sky, May 5-12

The Sky, May 5-12

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 9, 2023   Sky&Telescope The Full Moon rose in the east-southeast about 20 minutes after sunset on Friday, May 5. Venus remains at about the same height in the western twilight as it’s been for a few weeks. Meanwhile, Orion sinks away to Venus’s lower left. Wintry Sirius still twinkles low […]

Cold War on the moon: China’s new organization counters U.S. Artemis Accords

Cold War on the moon: China’s new organization counters U.S. Artemis Accords

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 2, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China is escalating its effort to bring a New Cold War divide to the moon by creating an organization with members, the International Lunar Research Station Cooperation Organization (ILRSCO), as part of the 2001 China-Russia International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). China’s goal is to trump […]

The Sky, April 28-May 7

The Sky, April 28-May 7

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 28, 2023 On April 28, the Moon, a day past first quarter, shines high toward the south-southwest after dark. On May 3, Arcturus shines high to the Moon’s upper left. and Vega, the Summer Star, the other zero-magnitude equal of Arcturus and Capella, twinkles low in the northeast at nightfall. The […]

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